It would be great if Zhou Shangwen really fell into the toilet.
Although if the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Prince's Grand Tutor both died in the toilet, it would make people feel that the fate of the Chen Dynasty is incompatible with the toilet, but it is not insurmountable. However, it is obvious that although our Lord Zhou is old, he is not yet capable of going to the toilet to look for shit himself.
So Zhou Shangwen was not in the toilet. The eunuch who went to find him could testify that he had carefully searched every toilet in the military camp with a spear.
So it only proves one thing, Zhou Shangwen escaped!
"Your Highness, the sergeant guarding the camp gate said that Lord Zhou left the camp early, holding your token."
The eunuch knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.
"What are you afraid of? I won't vent my anger on you. Just stand up and answer."
Although many major events happened today, the fact that Zhou Shangwen quietly slipped away still shocked everyone enough.
Is it true that the ship is going to sink and even the rats on the ship are going to escape?
However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince remained relatively calm. Perhaps he had heard too much bad news, so he had developed a certain immunity to it.
The eunuch thanked him and stood up, then bowed and replied, "Your Highness, when I went to look for Lord Zhou, I found his tent empty. He had taken everything he could. I hurried to the camp gate to inquire, and the gatekeeper said that Lord Zhou had left early in the morning with his servants, carrying large and small bags, and had also driven away the camp's three carriages."
"Heh, heh heh heh heh."
The veins in the prince's neck throbbed. The escape of his most valued chief of staff was no small matter; it could even be considered a turning point in his army's morale.
The entire central military camp fell into silence again, and this time even Wei Chun could not find a reasonable excuse to appease the people.
But how could he be called the crown prince? His Highness Chen Yu looked around and found that no one was talking, so he activated the skill of "If no one gives me a way out, I will jump down by myself."
"Well, I forgot. I asked Master Zhou to go out and do something this morning. Hahahahaha, it caused such a big mistake."
The prince forced a smile and spoke to everyone.
We don't believe you!
"I see. Your Highness must have been so preoccupied with the war that he overlooked this matter. Doesn't this just demonstrate how focused your Highness is on his work? Hahahahaha."
After being reminded, Wei Chun quickly stood up to respond, and after he finished speaking, he glared fiercely at the group of staff behind him.
"Indeed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so wise, it is truly a blessing for our Great Chen."
"At this time, the war is naturally the most important thing. It is normal for Your Highness to overlook some minor matters."
"Yeah, people always forget things sometimes. I often forget what my wife looks like."
"You've married too many wives, so you can't remember them all, right?"
"That's not it, I'm just face-blind."
"Oh, face blindness..."
Everyone continued chatting along this topic. As expected, once people talked about happy things, they would forget all the unhappiness. The whole tent was filled with a happy atmosphere.
"Well, Your Highness, Lord Zhou is the head of the staff. He is indispensable for the war. Besides, we just had something to discuss with him. Why don't you order him back immediately?"
There are always people who are blind, said a doctor from the Military Affairs Department who was accompanying the army.
Silence again.
Wei Chun glanced at the doctor and thought, "Never mind, let the Crown Prince vent his anger a little more." He then said, "Since it was His Highness's personal order, it must be a secret. How could he reveal it publicly?"
"Sir Wei, I don't want to know what it is. I just want to recall Sir Zhou so we can get things settled as soon as possible."
The doctor always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was, so he defended himself a few times.
"This gentleman is from the Ministry of War, right?"
The prince said this with a smile, but this smile seemed wrong no matter how he looked at it, as it seemed to have a murderous aura.
"I am a doctor in the Military Affairs Department..."
"Okay, time is limited. I don't care who you are, as long as you are from the Ministry of War. I just remembered an important matter that happens to be related to the Ministry of War. You go and handle it."
The doctor quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I will obey your Highness's orders."
Oh, so positive. It seems that he feels that he will become successful now that he has been personally appointed by the prince.
"I just sent General Liu to recruit soldiers and collect food, but I think the people are short-sighted and can't understand the court's good intentions. General Liu is a rough man and will certainly not be able to explain things to the people properly, so there will probably be chaos. I think fighting the war is most closely related to the Ministry of War, so I'll send you ahead to explain things to the people before the main army and reassure them."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said so.
"Your Highness, are you sending me to join the army in collecting food?"
The doctor hadn't reacted yet.
"Follow the army? It will be too late to join the army! By then, General Liu's troops will have already started to collect food, and your explanation will be useless." Wei Chun on the side helped to explain.
"Your Highness wants you to go tell the people first that this idea was yours and that General Liu's troops will be arriving soon, so they can rest assured. But you don't need to go too early. Wait until General Liu has surrounded the city, then go in and tell them, to prevent anyone from sneaking away."
"But this idea was not proposed by me."
"Don't worry, this tremendous achievement is yours. When we annihilate Qinghe and reward you, your contribution will be enormous. Don't worry, today's military meeting documents will also state that it was your idea, so there will be no problem."
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